Accident Kills Hussler's Conqueror
By Peter Staples
Wednesday, 8 October 2008: Talented Victorian mare Aceland Street, who once beat Horse of the Year Weekend Hussler, has died after a paddock accident while spelling in Victoria.
The mare had to be put down after she impaled herself on a wooden fence post.
“We are devastated about what has happened to the mare,” said her Tasmanian owner Alwyn Shaw.
“It is very sad to lose any horse but especially so when it as a result of such a freak accident.
“The loss is double-edged because we were looking to a prosperous stud career for Aceland Street.”
Aceland Street was trained at Caulfield by Jim Mason and had won three of her 13 starts.
She will be well remembered for her maiden win at Sale as Weekend Hussler finished fourth in the event when making his debut.
Aceland Street was expected to be one of Shaw's foundation mares at his Aceland Stud at in Tasmania.
A shoulder injury will prevent jockey Jodi Snell from representing Tasmania in the Dr le Winns Ladies Championship at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
Snell, who won the annual race last year, dislocated her shoulder when she was thrown from an unraced two-year-old at John Blacker's stable last Friday.
She was hoping physiotherapy would enable her to ride at Moonee Valley but she has been ruled out on medical advice.
“The doctors have advised me not to resume riding for a month because it will pop back out again if I try riding,” Snell said.
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